Child Health
Students in Indore are finding it difficult to adapt to healthy food by letting go Junk food. When asked about the replacement of junk food with healthy food in school canteens a 7th standard student from a private school said that he and his friends loved eating burgers and samosas. He added that if these items will not be available in the canteen then there will be nothing for him and his friends to eat. Most of the children are concerned about their friends who are addicted to fast food as per reporters of TOI.
Central board of Secondary Education recently issued a circular warning school about junk food high on fat, sugar and salt (HFSS) post which many schools in the industrial town have stopped the sale of junk food in their cafeterias. The circular was issued after a ministry of women and child development report cited the health hazards of HFSS and promoted healthy snacks and the use of health food chart.
The Central Board of Secondary Education (CBSE) informed schools affiliated to it to stop consuming and serving junk food within the school premises and to examine whether or not children bring junk food in their lunch boxes. The Ministry of Women and Child Development (MWCD) committee urged that junk food is replaced by healthy food to curb obesity and other related problems in children and teenagers.